The Richmond Raiders will stay at home for another game and welcome the East Chapel Hill Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on February 27th. Richmond has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,315 points over their last 15 matchups.
Richmond put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Southern Lee 87-46 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-25.
Paul McNeil Jr. was his usual excellent self, shooting 6-for-10 from deep and dropping a double-double on 42 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Richmond's points. Jamarion Wall was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine assists.
Meanwhile, East Chapel Hill ended up a good deal behind Hillside on Tuesday and lost 52-38. While losing is never fun, East Chapel Hill can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while Hillside is ranked 111th).
Richmond pushed their record up to 21-5 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 35.7 points. As for East Chapel Hill, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season.
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